The number one of the Spanish team, Carlos Alcaraz, arrived in Malaga this Saturday to join Spain and prepare for the Davis Cup finals“probably one of the most special tournaments” he will play, where he hopes to help Rafa Nadal “retire with a title.”
After being eliminated from the ATP Finals this Friday, the world number three He traveled from Turin on a private flight to Malaga, where he landed around 1:00 pm to join the expedition of the Spanish group.
The Murcian tennis player arrived smiling and was attended by around twenty fans who came up to him to ask for photos and autographs.. After stopping with everyone present, he went straight to the Davis teams’ concentration hotel, the Higuerón Resort in Fuengirola.
So, captain David Ferrer will prepare for the quarterfinal match against the Netherlands next Tuesday at 5 pm.
Alcaraz, who will be number one in the Spanish team, He comes into the competition after playing in Turin with a cold that prevented him from performing 100% in the Masters Cupwhere he had to put a nasal strip to facilitate breathing and he still maintains it.
Carlos Alcaraz will defend Spain in the second singles point against Dutch Tallon Griekspoor, although it remains to be seen whether Rafa Nadal will be selected to play first.
As he expressed after his last loss against German Alexander Zverev (7-6 (5) and 6-4), Alcaraz is now focused on the path to the Salad Bowl, which It will be “very special” because of the retirement of Rafa Nadal, who he wants to say goodbye with the title because he “deserved it for the career he had.”
“This is probably the most special tournament I will play in my career, because of the circumstances and because the Davis Cup is always a tournament that I want to win one day,” he said this Friday.
“For me, representing Spain is one of the greatest things in the world, and having Rafa by my side, knowing that this is his last tournament, will make it even more special.“, summed up Alcaraz, who faced the chance to win his first Davis Cup with the best Spanish tennis player in history.
Source: La Verdad
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